Volvo has a long history of developing technology designed to support drivers and protect vehicle occupants. Alongside features such as collision avoidance and Blind Spot Information System (BLIS™), Volvo Pilot Assist can make highway driving and stop-and-go traffic less demanding. Here's what drivers at Fields Volvo Cars Northfield should know about how the system works.
What is Volvo Pilot Assist?
Volvo Pilot Assist combines adaptiveE speed control with steering assistance to help make certain drives less demanding. Using information from the vehicle's camera and radar detection systems, Pilot Assist can monitor traffic ahead and identify your vehicle's position within its lane. You select a target speed and following interval, and the system can then assist with acceleration, braking, and steering while conditions allow.
How Does Volvo Pilot Assist Work?
When conditions allow, Pilot Assist can provide steering assistance to help keep your new Volvo model positioned within its lane. At the same time, the system can automatically accelerate and brake to maintain your selected speed and following interval, including providing support in slow-moving traffic. The driver can adjust the target speed and following interval using steering-wheel controls. Pilot Assist can provide support from slow-moving traffic up to approximately 80 mph, although steering assistance depends on the system being able to identify suitable lane markings.
Pilot Assist remains a hands-on driver-assistance system, not autonomous driving. You must stay attentive, keep your hands on the steering wheel, and be prepared to brake, steer, or otherwise take control at any time. Lane markings, weather, traffic, and other road conditions can also affect when steering or speed assistance is available.
How Can I Get Volvo Pilot Assist?
Pilot Assist availability depends on your Volvo model, model year, trim, equipment, and software. Some vehicles include the system as factory equipment, while Volvo also offers Pilot Assist as a downloadable software upgrade for certain eligible vehicles. When purchased for a compatible vehicle, the software can be downloaded to the car and installed once the update is ready.
Because compatibility varies, the team at our Northfield, IL Volvo dealership can help you determine whether Pilot Assist is already equipped on a vehicle you're considering or available as an upgrade for a compatible Volvo.
Explore Volvo Pilot Assist in Northfield, IL
Volvo Pilot Assist can make everything from stop-and-go traffic to longer highway drives less demanding by supporting your speed, following distance, and lane position while you remain in control. Visit Fields Volvo Cars Northfield to explore compatible models and experience the system during a test drive. You can also get pre-approved for Volvo financing online before your visit.
